"That was the worst decision I've ever made in my life."

At this point, a deep sadness welled up in his eyes.

"If I had known that day... something bad would have happened."

“I will absolutely not let the two of them go out alone and get kidnapped…”

"My son! He will not leave us."

"That's just a beast. He wouldn't even spare a child for a little profit."

Hatred was about to overflow from his eyes, "I only hate that he died too quickly!"

Seeing tears welling up in her eyes, Ning Qing had no choice but to stand up, take out a tissue, and gently wipe away the tears from her eyes.

Xiao's mother sighed heavily, and after a moment, she had completely suppressed her emotions.

He reached out and patted Ning Qing's hand. "Good boy! I'm sorry you had to see this."

"As people get older, they become more emotionally expressive!"

Ning Qing held her hand. "It's okay, we're not strangers."

Upon hearing this, Xiao's mother couldn't help but recall that he had just called her "mother-in-law," and she was both amused and exasperated. "You..."

"Indeed, we're not outsiders."

"From the moment that kid brought you home, we were family."

"Who knows him better than I, his mother, if it weren't for the fact that I'm determined to be with you for the long term?"

"We won't bring you back to introduce you to us."

He paused, then said something.

"fine".

"That kid! He seems cold on the surface, but in reality, he's the kindest and softest-hearted person, otherwise he wouldn't..."

Open your eyes wide, look slightly at the sky, and no longer let yourself show any vulnerability.

After a moment, he continued speaking.

"Ever since learning of his brother's death, he has locked himself in his room, refusing to eat, drink, or speak..."

"Until he fainted from hunger, he woke up in the hospital and a person with the same personality as Xi Yan split off from him and even called himself... Xi Yan."

"He developed another personality because Xi Yan died saving him, and he was filled with extreme self-blame."

"It's clear he's also a fool, thinking that this way his brother will still be with us..."

Blinking, forcibly suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Xiao's mother held Ning Qing's hand tightly.

"I am very happy to see him bring you home now."

"At least he has you by his side, so he won't be lonely anymore."

Ning Qing nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will always stay with him."

Xiao's mother smiled and nodded, "Mhm."

He took out a box and handed it to Ning Qing.

"Xiaoqing, this is a gift for you. I didn't prepare it properly because of the short notice."

"Next time, next time Auntie will definitely prepare a nice gift for you."

This time, it was because of the message from the system that I hurriedly decided to go home with my wife.

Xiao's mother was unaware of his existence! The fact that she had even prepared a gift for him was already a surprise to Ning Qing!

Ning Qing reached out and took the box. At Xiao's mother's prompting, she opened it and saw a bank card inside, with a key visible beneath it.

Seeing the surprise in Ning Qing's eyes, Xiao's mother smiled and spoke.

"The password for this card is that kid's birthday. You can use it for now."

"And this house is a property in Jinshuige. Although the place is not very big, it has the advantage of nice surrounding scenery, good security in the community, strong privacy, and direct elevator access to the house."

Ning Qing nodded and thanked her.